2026 · Week 1Final

Thursday, August 27, 2026 · 7:00 PM EDT

Northwestern (IA) at Western Illinois

NINorthwestern (IA)

Western IllinoisLeathernecksOhio Valley Conference

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Game details

Kickoff: Thursday, August 27, 2026 · 7:00 PM EDT
Matchup: Northwestern (IA) at Western Illinois
Venue: Hanson Field

Scoring by period

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Northwestern (IA)	7	0	7	0	14
Western Illinois	7	20	24	14	65

Excitement index: 4.07
Northwestern (IA) final win probability: 0%
Western Illinois final win probability: 100%

Full comparison

Team stats

Northwestern (IA)Western Illinois

First downs: 9; 28
Third-down efficiency: 1-11; 9-13
Fourth-down efficiency: 0-2; 1-2
Total yards: 168; 539
Passing yards: 159; 218
Completions / attempts: 17-30; 20-25
Yards per pass: 5.3; 8.7
Rushing Yards: 9; 321
Rushing Attempts: 19; 50
Yards per rush: 0.5; 6.4
Penalties / yards: 6-35; 7-70
Turnovers: 3; 2
Fumbles lost: 1; 1
Interceptions: 2; 1
Time of possession: 23:35; 36:25
Passes defended: 2; 1
QB hurries: 1; 3
Sacks: 1; 2
Tackles: 52; 29
Defensive touchdowns: 0; 1
Tackles for loss: 4; 7
Total fumbles: 1; 2
Fumbles recovered: 1; 1
Passes Intercepted: 1; 2
Interception TDs: 0; 0
Interception Yards: 0; 18
Kicking Points: 2; 11
Kick returns: 2; 2
Kick Return TDs: 0; 0
Kick Return Yards: 37; 18
Passing touchdowns: 2; 2
Rushing touchdowns: 0; 6
Punt returns: —; 6
Punt Return TDs: —; 0
Punt Return Yards: —; 122

Every recorded category

Player stats

Passing

Northwestern (IA)

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Colby Duncan	15/28	140	5.0	2	2
Luke Anderson	2/2	19	9.5	0	0

Western Illinois

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Kennedy McGill	15/17	194	11.4	2	0
Cason Carswell	5/8	24	3.0	0	1

Rushing

Northwestern (IA)

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Gardner Casey	2	9	4.5	7
Solomon Tea	5	5	1.0	7
Hunter Walters	2	4	2.0	7
Colby Duncan	10	-9	-0.9	5

Western Illinois

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Kennedy McGill	15	98	6.5	3	19
Elijah Jackson-Anderson	7	59	8.4	1	29
Avery Knight	7	49	7.0	1	15
Ethan Bryce	8	42	5.3	0	7
Tanner Zolnosky	3	34	11.3	0	21
Josh Robinson	7	33	4.7	0	13
Gage Sturgill	1	8	8.0	1	8
Cason Carswell	2	-2	-1.0	0	0

Receiving

Northwestern (IA)

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Caleb Moore	6	72	12.0	1	30
Solomon Tea	2	26	13.0	1	25
Carson Ness	3	25	8.3	0	11
Ahman Langton	2	19	9.5	0	15
Austyn Gerard	1	6	6.0	0	6
Evan McCann	1	6	6.0	0	6
Gardner Casey	1	4	4.0	0	4
Owen Vander Pol	1	1	1.0	0	1

Western Illinois

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Christian Anaya	5	88	17.6	0	59
Aric Johnson	2	41	20.5	1	35
David Hargro	5	36	7.2	1	16
Josh Robinson	2	16	8.0	0	14
Petey Tucker	1	14	14.0	0	14
Jacob Kania	3	9	3.0	0	5
Avery Knight	1	7	7.0	0	7
Lukas Gilland	1	7	7.0	0	7

Fumbles

Northwestern (IA)

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Colby Duncan	1	1	0
Josh Wiersema	0	0	1

Western Illinois

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Avery Knight	1	1	0
Cason Carswell	1	0	0
LeBron Morgan	0	0	1

Defensive

Northwestern (IA)

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Owen Lalumendre	9	4	0	0	0	0
Kylar Fritz	8	6	0	0	0	0
Cody Sandbulte	6	5	0	0	0	0
Hayden Groos	6	3	0	2	0	0
Brodie VanRegenmorter	5	5	0	0	0	0
Isaac Wenthe	5	4	0	0	0	0
Braylen Crawford	5	3	0	0	0	0
Kolton Koopmans	4	4	1	1	0	0
Jaxson Hildebrand	4	2	0	0	0	0
Sam Klaassen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ayden Klein	3	3	0	0	0	0
Jordan Carter	3	3	0	1	1	0
Jaelin Hines	3	3	0	0	0	0
Evan McCann	3	2	0	0	0	0
Barrett Bleeker	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lane Kenny	2	1	0	0	0	1
Jaxsen Tadlock	2	1	0	0	0	0
Drew Alger	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dylan Schillinger	2	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Wiersema	1	1	0	0	0	0
Eli Carpenter	1	1	0	0	0	0
Rizg Osman	1	1	0	0	0	0
Owen Vander Pol	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joel Meier	1	0	0	0	0	0
Camden Kruse	0	0	0	0	1	0

Western Illinois

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Justin Buckner	7	6	0	0	0	0	0
Jamesly Jean Louis	4	2	0.5	2.5	1	0	0
Nick Reinicke	3	3	1	1	0	2	0
Devon Anderson	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Garrett	3	2	0	1	0	0	0
Jacob Kruger	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Aa'zoriyon Bonner	3	2	0	1	0	0	0
LeBron Morgan	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
Chance Harrison	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Izzy Dobbins	2	1	0	1	0	0	0
Keshawn Harrington-McKinney	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Edwards	2	0	0.5	0.5	0	1	0
Tysean Griffin	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Cormier	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jouvenson Romulus	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Kongolo	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen Nicolas	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brayden Hapner	1	1	0	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Northwestern (IA)

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Kylar Fritz	1	0	0

Western Illinois

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jacob Kruger	2	18	0

Kick returns

Northwestern (IA)

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Caleb Moore	2	37	18.5	19	0

Western Illinois

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Avery Knight	1	14	14.0	14	0
Aa'zoriyon Bonner	1	4	4.0	4	0

Kicking

Northwestern (IA)

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Gianna Bennett	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Western Illinois

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ronan Culkin	1/1	100.0	36	8/9	11

Punting

Northwestern (IA)

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Hayden Groos	4	163	40.8	0	0	48
Jack Sadusky	2	96	48.0	0	1	51

Western Illinois

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Luke Droegemueller	1	47	47.0	1	0	47

Punt returns

Western Illinois

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Joel Salien	6	122	20.3	43	0

Efficiency and impact

Advanced stats

Northwestern (IA)Western Illinois

Total predicted points added

Plays: 42; 51
Overall · Total: -4.8; 16.7
Overall · Q1: -6.5; 7.1
Overall · Q2: -3.8; 0.1
Overall · Q3: 5.4; 9.5
Overall · Q4: 0; 0
Passing · Total: 10.1; 9.1
Passing · Q1: 5.4; 2.1
Passing · Q2: -0.3; 2
Passing · Q3: 5.1; 5
Passing · Q4: 0; 0
Rushing · Total: -14.7; 10.8
Rushing · Q1: -11.9; 3.7
Rushing · Q2: -3.2; 2.6
Rushing · Q3: 0.3; 4.5
Rushing · Q4: 0; 0

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: 1.76; 1.32
Overall · Q1: 2.28; 1.11
Overall · Q2: 0.97; 1.18
Overall · Q3: 1.77; 1.97
Overall · Q4: 0; 0

Field position

Average starting field position: 72.6; 54.2
Average starting predicted points: 1.1; 2.55

Havoc

Total: 0%; 26.2%
Front Seven: 0%; 19%
Defensive backs: 0%; 7.1%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 42; 51
Overall · Total: -0.12; 0.33
Overall · Q1: -0.65; 0.36
Overall · Q2: -0.2; 0.01
Overall · Q3: 0.42; 0.73
Overall · Q4: 0; 0
Passing · Total: 0.39; 0.51
Passing · Q1: 0.9; 0.35
Passing · Q2: -0.04; 0.4
Passing · Q3: 0.51; 0.71
Passing · Q4: 0; 0
Rushing · Total: -0.98; 0.35
Rushing · Q1: -2.96; 0.29
Rushing · Q2: -0.4; 0.22
Rushing · Q3: 0.12; 0.75
Rushing · Q4: 0; 0

Rushing profile

Power Success: 0%; 50%
Stuff Rate: 40%; 16.1%
Line Yards: 26; 114
Line Yards Average: 1.7; 3.7
Second Level Yards: 9; 53
Second Level Yards Average: 0.6; 1.7
Open Field Yards: 28; 39
Open Field Yards Average: 1.9; 1.3

Scoring opportunities

Opportunities: 4; 11
Points: 14; 59
Points Per Opportunity: 3.5; 5.36

Success rates

Overall · Total: 23.8%; 52.9%
Overall · Q1: 30%; 60%
Overall · Q2: 10.5%; 50%
Overall · Q3: 38.5%; 46.2%
Overall · Q4: —; —
Standard Downs · Total: 16%; 54.3%
Standard Downs · Q1: 0%; 66.7%
Standard Downs · Q2: 9.1%; 53.3%
Standard Downs · Q3: 37.5%; 37.5%
Standard Downs · Q4: —; —
Passing Downs · Total: 35.3%; 50%
Passing Downs · Q1: 75%; 50%
Passing Downs · Q2: 12.5%; 33.3%
Passing Downs · Q3: 40%; 60%
Passing Downs · Q4: —; —

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

Western Illinois

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Elijah Jackson-Anderson	RB	11.8%	15%	16.7%	0%	0%	19.4%	0%
Christian Anaya	WR	9.8%	15%	0%	15.4%	0%	0%	27.8%
Kennedy McGill	QB	39.2%	30%	27.8%	69.2%	0%	29%	61.1%
Josh Robinson	RB	17.6%	25%	11.1%	15.4%	0%	22.6%	11.1%
Petey Tucker	WR	3.9%	5%	0%	7.7%	0%	0%	11.1%
Avery Knight	RB	7.8%	5%	5.6%	15.4%	0%	12.9%	0%
Aric Johnson	WR	2%	0%	0%	7.7%	0%	0%	5.6%
Cason Carswell	QB	17.6%	20%	27.8%	0%	0%	3.2%	38.9%
Lukas Gilland	WR	2%	0%	5.6%	0%	0%	0%	5.6%
David Hargro	TE	9.8%	10%	16.7%	0%	0%	0%	27.8%
Jacob Kania	WR	2%	0%	5.6%	0%	0%	0%	5.6%

Average player PPA

Western Illinois

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Elijah Jackson-Anderson	RB	0.29	0.35	0.23	—	—	0.29	0
Christian Anaya	WR	1.07	0.44	—	2.02	—	0	1.07
Kennedy McGill	QB	0.63	1.03	0.29	0.55	—	0.28	0.91
Josh Robinson	RB	0	-0.22	0.48	0.08	—	-0.02	0.08
Petey Tucker	WR	0.15	-1.04	—	1.34	—	0	0.15
Avery Knight	RB	-0.17	0.25	0.06	-0.49	—	-0.17	0
Aric Johnson	WR	0.23	—	—	0.23	—	0	0.23
Cason Carswell	QB	-0.98	-0.15	-1.65	—	—	-3.35	-0.14
Lukas Gilland	WR	-0.66	—	-0.66	—	—	0	-0.66
David Hargro	TE	0.84	0.93	0.79	—	—	0	0.84
Jacob Kania	WR	0.3	—	0.3	—	—	0	0.3

Total player PPA

Western Illinois

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Rush	Pass
Elijah Jackson-Anderson	RB	1.7	1	0.7	0	1.7	0
Christian Anaya	WR	5.3	1.3	0	4	0	5.3
Kennedy McGill	QB	12.6	6.2	1.5	4.9	2.5	10
Josh Robinson	RB	0	-1.1	1	0.2	-0.1	0.2
Petey Tucker	WR	0.3	-1	0	1.3	0	0.3
Avery Knight	RB	-0.7	0.2	0.1	-1	-0.7	0
Aric Johnson	WR	0.2	0	0	0.2	0	0.2
Cason Carswell	QB	-8.8	-0.6	-8.2	0	-3.3	-1
Lukas Gilland	WR	-0.7	0	-0.7	0	0	-0.7
David Hargro	TE	4.2	1.9	2.4	0	0	4.2
Jacob Kania	WR	0.3	0	0.3	0	0	0.3